Spotify responded to the backlash in a statement on Monday, saying that it's already in the early stages of a project that will benefit new artists:

"Spotify’s goal is to grow a service which people love, ultimately want to pay for, and which will provide the financial support to the music industry necessary to invest in new talent and music. We want to help artists connect with their fans, find new audiences, grow their fan base and make a living from the music we all love.

“We’ve already paid US$500m to rights holders so far and by the end of 2013 this number will reach US$1bn. Much of this money is being invested in nurturing new talent and producing great new music."

Yorke joins a rapidly growing list of artists pissed off at streaming services, including Led Zeppelin and smaller but no less vocal combatants FourTet, Grizzly Bear, Cracker, and Camper Van Beethoven.